New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
He WAS CALM
From The DIkOtd Bell.

wellkrown resident of Sioux Falls was ont driving
in the country one day last week, While coming back,
came up. To the well.knOwn resident IL lOoAci
cyclOnsh and he drove up the first house. He went
house and somewhat frightened.
There is danger ladies, no danger, assure you
Simply a straight wnl- no cyclone. Keep cool BY the
wager is there a cellar under the house !"
@u Hi tii is good No danger though as said
PRAY keep calm and it Will be over directly. Where
where did you say the cellar door was Z"
over there in the corner"
All yes thanks tins Yes, III open it. might as
well be open As shut you know: There t NH be no need
We're not very lnuch frightened"
"Of course not-thats right neither am T. Just then
the house began to shake and the limb or tree
scratched against the window. Don't be at all alarmed.
added. peering down.
Here board blew or the fence and slapped against
the aide OF the house.
- I'm going down moment. ladies'. don't be fright
ened the house Is safe and he shot down stairs,
slipped broken step toward the bottom and landed
In box OF eggs stay right where you are ladies' ne
shouted from the cellar; II is about all over now"
Just then the wind blew opcn the outside cellar door
Great oh. nothing at all " howled the man. he
lcaped over the other side OF the cellar try and he
calm ladies' This wind will purify the atmosphere You
aren't scared much. hope -
Oh no. not much"
That's right; keep up your courage-ladies are
usually easily frightened Say, rs he tried TO dig the
sani Which was blowing out of his eyes, ami stepped
in crock OF butter would one OF you mind going
around and shutting that outside door :"
ave will when 1t stops blowing little"
Then an empty box tipped over and rolled down the
stairway the wind roared louder than ever and there
was a sharp clap OF thunder.
BE calm ladies', try and be calm for your own sakes
Oh great heavens! it's going. it's going he groanei
as he crouched in corner in box OF glass frlt cans
aud Thought he Cf the house raise little
on GOOD Lord, I'm lost its going sure Keep cool
ladies' there is danger For Heaven sake see that
corner flop up! calm ladies. simpya little Hurry OF
whit on IA give a thousand dollars TO be ont OF this
and he dag his feet into the box and broke two cans OK
Strawberries. Try aud bear up ladies' II VIII soon
be overt OH II ever get out alive III leave ms blasted
contry Good gracious, ladies' when are you going to
shut that door Be calm. BE calm. but shut that
door," -, -, !, .,
Monie has gone ont to shut it now-the wind is ai'
over" replied one OF the ladies'. ,,, -,
Yes. lis all oTcr, know" replied the man,
cautiously coming the foot OF the stairs told y0n IL
soon would You there was no reason for be-
coming so alarmed. But you ladies always WILL you
always WILL he added he came on up aud pecred our
fhe corner OF a window don't doubt uhat You would
have been still more scared had not happened along
and malo YOU understand there was really no danger
Then he went out and started for town But just be-
for No rot there the man who lived nj the house having
arrived home mcanme, overlook him riding big white
horse ana made him pay ~ for the butter he spoiled AID
81 so for the fruit aud 70 cents for tie eggs and took
1ve1ollar bill and said he didn't have any change and
rode oil with It,